We had some flooding in the weekend in Hertfordshire. The River Colne is a tributary of the Thames and normally I worry about it running dry. In 20 years of living there I have never known the water so high and as I live 1/2 a mile away up a hill I didn't think I could be affected. I had one hell of a shock this weekend as the water went as far as the steps up to my flat. My stomach turned upside down and stayed upset all weekend. The water has receded now but I am scared of the next few weeks.

The second photo is the aptly named Water lane - which often gets blocked by standing water each winter but doesn't normally join forces with the River!

This was my town last week in Devon. Although it was sudden and severe spring tide flooding everybody was prepared and the council were fantastic. The pubs all stayed open and were used to evacuate people to. Nobody was hurt and the whole community was buzzing and pulling together. We may have to face it again with the next spring tides at the weekend.

This is the road outside my house and my front garden and driveway. DH and the DCs were using the RC boat on it. The area to the left of the picture is the village pond, which quite often overflows, but we've been here 8 years and this is the worst time yet.

We can't park on the drive as the water totally covers it and getting in and out of the house is a nightmare. Hasn't actually come as far as the front door yet though.

This is my grandmother getting rescued by the firebrigade yesterday! She had been stuck in for the majority of this year (2 1/2 weeks in Jan, and since beginning of Feb) as her road is next to the river and inbetween a flood plain. She has never seen it like this before and shes very old lived there 35 years m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26144238?SThisFB